Total Crime Rate

158.1 per 1,000 9/10 · Very High

All offences · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025
Latest update: 05.12.2025 Crime figures are sourced from data.police.uk and are typically published with a 3-month delay.
Crime rate per 1000 residents
  • All crimes 158.1 9/10
  • Shoplifting 51.7 8/10
  • Violence and sexual offences 48.6 8/10
  • Vehicle crime 15.2 9/10
  • Anti-social behaviour 12.2 6/10
  • Public order 9.1 7/10
  • Burglary 6.1 6/10
  • Bicycle theft 3.0 3/10
  • Criminal damage and arson 3.0 2/10
  • Drugs 3.0 3/10
  • Other crime 3.0 3/10
  • Robbery 3.0 3/10
  • Other theft 0.0 1/10
  • Possession of weapons 0.0 1/10
  • Theft from the person 0.0 1/10
Values shown per 1,000 residents · Oct 2024 - Sep 2025 · Rating compares this oa to UK peers of the same type.
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Crime overview

High Street area has the 4th highest crime rate of 55 local areas in Pelsall , and the 114th highest crime rate of 824 local areas in Walsall .

This postcode sits in a local crime hotspot. Overall crime levels here are significantly higher than in the surrounding streets and the wider area.

The overall crime rate in the area around High Street (WS3 4LT) in the last 12 months was 158.1 per 1,000 residents and was 147.0% higher than the Pelsall average (64.0 per 1,000 residents). In the last 12 months, this area’s most reported crimes were Shoplifting with 17 offences recorded. The least common crime was Bicycle theft with 1 case , up 100.0% compared to 2024. The fastest-growing crime category was Bicycle theft ( 100.0% YoY). The sharpest decline was Criminal damage and arson ( -66.7% YoY).

Violent crimes totalled 20 (≈ 60.8 per 1,000 residents). Year-over-year these were rising ( 11.1% ). Over the last decade, overall crime has rising ( 19.3% comparing early vs recent averages) .

In the area around High Street (WS3 4LT), the main crime hotspot is near B4154. Police recorded 76 crimes here, including 12 violent or public-order offences. All these locations are within roughly 0.3 miles.

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Crime Over Time in High Street area

Showing crimes within 0.3 miles (11/11)
Month:
MonthCrimeLocation*Last Outcome
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Under investigation
Sep 2025Anti-social behaviour B4154 —
Sep 2025Drugs Copse Crescent Offender given a caution
Sep 2025Criminal damage and arson Church Road Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Burglary High Street Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Station Road Under investigation
Sep 2025Possession of weapons Millennium Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Woodcroft Close Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Other theft Townfold Under investigation
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Railswood Drive Unable to prosecute suspect
Sep 2025Violence and sexual offences Victoria Road Under investigation
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Data Sources

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